Chewwy987 t1_jdilpvq wrote
Reply to comment by fillet0fish in NYC tenants report rampant housing discrimination by landlords over vouchers by DrogDrill
It goes deeper then that. I listed an apart last month for three days got 40 inquiries and 10 vouchers. They’re not only competing amongst themselves but also the working class with steady income.
On top of that I was informed by another realtor that while you accept a section 8 voucher it can take three months to process the paperwork. In that three months you can easily get someone else in there’s. And not have to eat the loss. On top of that it’s almost impossible to get a voucher holder out of an apartment.
CactusBoyScout t1_jdj92kl wrote
Yep. Last time the city/state had a decent voucher system a few decades ago, the housing crisis wasn’t nearly this bad. Landlords were at least open to it because they didn’t have dozens of well-qualified applicants with decent jobs beating down their doors.
Now you can get 50 people lining up for a single apartment viewing and they all have good income and checkbooks ready.
SeaAppeal3927 t1_jdksele wrote
Well actually the hap contract is back dated, so they can collect on those months. It’s why when you are approved and say you aren’t homeless you are just moving from one apt to another. Unless you have certain things like a disability etc. They expect you to move right away. I know from personal experience
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